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Ancelotti and Bilic name unchanged teams for Gameweek 2 opener

It’s as you were for both Everton and West Bromwich Albion in the opening match of Gameweek 2.

Fresh from a 1-0 win at Spurs, Carlo Ancelotti has gone with the same XI that impressed there.

That means another start in the front-three for James Rodriguez (£7.5m), who was highly sought-after in the Fantasy Premier League transfer market this week.

The Colombian international is joined at that end of the pitch by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.1m) and Richarlison (£8.0m), both of whom scored or had chances to in Gameweek 1.

The midfield trio of Allan (£5.5m), Abdoulaye Doucouré (£5.5m) and André Gomes (£5.5m) gets another chance to dictate proceedings in front of an unchanged back-four.

Lucas Digne (£6.1m) is at left-back, Seamus Coleman (£5.0m) on the right-hand side of Michael Keane (£5.0m) and Yerry Mina (£5.5m).

Considering his slight personnel issues, Slaven Bilic has named a five-man defence once again, despite conceding three times at home to Leicester last time out.

Branislav Ivanovic (£4.5m) is not ready for involvement yet, so Kieran Gibbs (£4.5m) and Darnell Furlong (£4.5m) sit either side of Dara O’Shea (£4.5m), Kyle Bartley (£4.5m) and Semi Ajayi (£5.0m).

Grady Diangana (£5.5m) and Matheus Pereira (£6.0m) provide some additional width in midfield with Romaine Sawyers (£5.0m) and Jake Livermore (£5.0m) operating centrally.

For the second week in a row, Callum Robinson (£5.5m) has been named as the lone centre-forward.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman; Doucouré, Allan, Gomes; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Rodriguez.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone; Gibbs, O’Shea, Bartley, Ajayi, Furlong; Diangana, Sawyers, Livermore, M Pereira; C Robinson.

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2,277 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Party time
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Well played Digne owners. You have been rewarded

    • MoSalalalalalalalalah
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      This is a great game.

    • Glad He Ate Her
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hames -> Pereira -4?

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        😆

    • FOO FIGHTER
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lol @ Everton

    • Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      WBA have played well deserve a draw but unlikely to hold with 10 men.

    • Shark Team
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      James DCL owner im gonna keep them till 38

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No you’re not 😉

    • FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pereira 😎

      I so nearly transferred him out!!!

      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I did - but if I hadn't he'd have been 1st sub which would've been EXTREMELY annoying

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wow didn't realise JRod ownership is higher than DCL.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        surprising for a Burnley non starter

    • MoSalalalalalalalalah
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Need another from DCL or Diangana

    • @FPL_Chess
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'm not sure Auba will survive at 12m long enough to make the decision after the Man City match on Monday, on which 11.5m player to run with. You may even end-up losing 200k as KDB may have risen to 11.6 by then.

        1. Dakers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          If he smashes it this week enough it could help

          1. @FPL_Chess
              4 years, 1 month ago

              True.

          2. Gudjohnsen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            I'm going Sterling

          3. Keep Calm and Play On
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Baffled by the urge to transfer him out so early lol I ho early can’t understand it

            1. Keep Calm and Play On
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Honestly*

        2. Pedram
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Digne owners, what are you going to do with him?

          1. Flair
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            They'll kneejerk him out for TAA

          2. Miguel Sanchez
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Keep

          3. Bubz
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            What do you mean?

          4. @fpl_phenom
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Next 11 games are great ... I will bench him against Utd and Liverpool

          5. mattk lfc
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Bringing in Keane for him

          6. @FPL_Chess
              4 years, 1 month ago

              He's going nowhere.

          7. Coys96
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Doucoure, Pickford, Pereira

            One on bench...

            Any guesses?

            1. Sim Simma
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Pickford

            2. Gudjohnsen
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Pereira?

              1. Coys96
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                yup

            3. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Pereira

          8. 3 A
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Mina should play in football tier 3

          9. have you seen cyan
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            this'll be pickfords last season at everton i reckon, Ancelotti will realise how many points he costs them

          10. SH1M1
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Mina at fault for both goals, lazy

          11. Dakers
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Pereira could be a shout you know... plays Chelsea Southampton defenses next, in a sea of green/grey fixtures

          12. the dom 1
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            1041+ people have transferred in Pickford already, oh dear lol

          13. NULL-X-VOID
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            TAA to Digne essential

          14. Says
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Everton: has 3 players trapping Brom player on the sideline

            Coleman: "I should foul him"

            Why do players do this

          15. Disco Stu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Thoughts on this WC for next week?

            McCarthy/4.5

            AWB/Davies/Saiss/Justin/Mitchell

            KDB/Bruno/James/Foden/Bissouma

            Timo/Martial/DCL

            1.4 ITB (Want to use .5 of that to upgrade James to Ziyech when healthy)

            1. Glad He Ate Her
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              No pereira, 1/10

            2. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              No Liverpool would ask for another WC otherwise solid

              1. Disco Stu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Have to sacrifice somewhere, and just no way to squeeze in Bruno, KDB and either Salah/Mane

                1. the dom 1
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  There is 🙂

          16. Alexis Nonsense
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Grats to Pereira owners, well deserved

            Everton defence doesn't look sorted...

            1. BERGKOP
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Especially Mina. Average.

              1. Alexis Nonsense
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Holgate will maybe strengthen them, but estimated return in november...

                Not that I know if Holgate is any better

          17. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Mina should stop that FK

          18. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Digne. Never again.

          19. Coys96
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/817/event/2

            any chance I get pereira pts?

            1. H-SF
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              no

            2. Flair
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Nope

            3. Dakers
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Ooo man that’s rough especially with Doucoure. Best bet would be ASM

            4. Khark
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              ouch, nah.

            5. Gudjohnsen
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Highly unlikely

          20. FOO FIGHTER
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            So my 1st WC fail = Digne

          21. jia you
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Pereira second on my bench 🙁

          22. Khark
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Pickford getting bashed, i can see why - hes englands number 1, he isn't good enough in general.

            But for the goals, he could maybe of done better but Mina more at fault for both for me

          23. El-Kloppico
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            This Diangana man!
            Is he on loan from WHM or has been transferred definitely?
            Better than many deadwoods in the WHM squad I'd guess.

            1. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Sold by Ham

              1. El-Kloppico
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Shame they sold such a talent.

            2. badgerboy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Transferred. Mark Noble was publicly angry about it.

              1. El-Kloppico
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                He has good reason to be imo.

              2. BERGKOP
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                You can see why he was angry

          24. BERGKOP
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Diangana is great to watch. Quality.

          25. Make United Great Again
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            KEANE GOAL